Discover the latest insights in organization theory from a
comprehensive and masterful volume Understanding and Managing
Public Organizations, 6th Edition provides readers with an
authoritative reference for scholars, masters, and doctoral
students in public management and public affairs programs in the
United States and other nations. The 6th Edition of Understanding
and Managing Public Organizations presents the latest research and
insights from organization and management theory and their
application to public organizations and the people in them. The
book expands coverage from previous editions about organizational
goals, performance and effectiveness, strategy, decision-making,
structure and design, organizational change, operating
environments, individuals and groups, motivation and work-related
attitudes, leadership, teamwork, and more. Authors and professors
Hal Rainey, Sergio Fernandez, and Deanna Malatesta provide new and
expanded coverage of such topics as The context and distinctive
character of public and nonprofit organizations, including expanded
coverage of "publicness" and of the legal context including "state
action" Performance management, measurement, organizational
effectiveness, and managing for high performance Representative
bureaucracy, workforce diversity, and performance Communication and
information technology Employee engagement and empowerment,
intrinsic motivation, self-determination theory, public service
motivation, and positive organizational behavior--resilience,
self-efficacy, optimism, and hope Recent developments in theory and
thought on leadership, including authentic leadership, shared
leadership, servant leadership, and integrated leadership Design
and process topics including red tape and green tape,
administrative burdens, and organizational routines Theoretical
perspectives such as behavioral theory of decision making, resource
dependence theory, and others, and their implications for public
and nonprofit organizations Advances in theory and practice about
rapid developments in collaborative governance, organizational
networks, partnerships, and contracting Since the book is used in
courses for students in numerous public affairs programs, this new
edition updates the Instructor's Guide, with new and revised
PowerPoint slides, cases, exercises, and discussion and examination
questions These materials, with the topics in the chapters, are
designed to address the learning outcomes required by NASPAA
accreditation requirements Belonging on the shelf of scholars and
students in public affairs, as well as anyone interested in public
management or organization theory, this new edition of
Understanding and Managing Public Organizations provides an
advanced and comprehensive enhancement to a widely used and
compelling series of previous editions.
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